KB News DeskWill SK hynix's Nasdaq debut save troubled won?
Chipmaker’s ADR sale to provide dollar inflow, but reinvestment flows are key SK hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province (Yonhap) South Korean chipmaker SK hynix’s planned listing of American depositary…
S. Korea rolls out W312tr bet on southeast
President Lee Jae Myung delivers his congratulatory remarks at a ceremony in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, Friday to celebrate the announcement of the massive investment projects of private-sector companies. (Pool…
Seoul stocks jump nearly 6% as bargain buying lifts chipmakers
An electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at a dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap) South Korean stocks rebounded nearly 6…
Lee heads to NATO summit with eye on world’s largest defense market
Lee’s state visit to Mongolia aims to bolster strategic partnership, explore paths to resuming inter-Korean dialogue National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac briefs reporters on Friday at the Chunghwa Press Center…
KITA visits Washington to urge better investment conditions in US
Lee In-ho (second from right), executive vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, meets with William Kimmitt (left), under secretary of commerce for international trade, at the US Department…
Homeplus nears liquidation as court ends rehabilitation process
Court says new financing during a 14-day appeal window could revive rehabilitation talks A Homeplus store in Seoul (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) The Seoul Bankruptcy Court terminated Homeplus’s rehabilitation proceedings…
Special counsel indicts ex-JCS chief over martial law involvement
In this file photo, former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Kim Myung-soo (center) speaks to reporters as he appears before a special counsel team for questioning over his alleged role…
Labor side lowers proposed hourly minimum wage for next year to 11,700
Representatives attend a meeting of the Minimum Wage Commission in the central city of Sejong on Thursday. (Yonhap) The labor side revised down its proposed hourly minimum wage for next…
OECD warns of rising shock exposure from S. Korea's dependence on chip exports
This photo shows the logo of Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. (Yonhap) South Korea’s growing dependence on semiconductor exports may make the country more vulnerable to external shocks…
Sejong City secures landmark W8tr investment from Samsung
Sejong Mayor Cho Sang-ho speaks in a news conference at Sejong City Hall on Thursday. The Korea Herald SEJONG — Sejong Special Self-Governing City has achieved its largest-ever single investment…
